search

Search the National Library's catalog - books, newspapers, journals, photos, maps, music, manuscripts, radio/TV and more, both physical and digitized. Digitized text (OCR) is matched too by default, so a query can surface newspaper or book pages that mention a term even when it's not in the title.

Signature: search(q: string, required; media_type: string, optional, default None; language: string, optional, default None; county: string, optional, default None; year_from: integer, optional, default None; year_to: integer, optional, default None; digital_only: yes/no, optional, default False; sort: string, optional, default None; page: integer, optional, default 0; size: integer, optional, default 10; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search/?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort}, {page}, {size} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`q`	required	string	Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
`media_type`	optional	union	Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.
`language`	optional	union	Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.
`county`	optional	union	Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
`year_from`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`year_to`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`digital_only`	optional	boolean	Only items that have been digitized.
`sort`	optional	union	One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
`page`	optional	integer	Zero-based page index.
`size`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "nasjonalbiblioteket",
  "operation": "search",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

q (required) Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.

media_type Type: string. Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.

language Type: string. Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.

county Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".

year_from Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

year_to Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

digital_only Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.

sort Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

page Type: integer. Zero-based page index.

size Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-24T05:06:26Z in 0.362 seconds.

total:

page:

size:

items:

23 results

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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024080680045_003
title:
Miljørapport. 2009
creators:
3 results
1. El-Retur
2. Elektronikkretur
3. Hvitevareretur AS
year:
2009
publisher:
Elektronikkretur
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
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viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a94f9dfb73c9d6c9f05c9249ba53fdff
id:
5d15d03807aea29080b4230d4d183859
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022071180101_001
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2022 Vol. 20 Nr. 4
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2022
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022071180101_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5d15d03807aea29080b4230d4d183859
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023061683040_001
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2023 Vol. 21 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2023
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023061683040_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
689351350bf72751ab5cbb4d01447a96
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_004
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2017 Vol. 15 Nr. 4
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/689351350bf72751ab5cbb4d01447a96
id:
8b3ec738ac3407f960a7ae8793d163c4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_016
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2018 Vol. 16 Nr. 8
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2018
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_016_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8b3ec738ac3407f960a7ae8793d163c4
id:
48eea525a23f67a72faf2918232893fd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023033083021_001
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2023 Vol. 21 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2023
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023033083021_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
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id:
c3b356ca3da4b049b74aaef1055ddced
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20160823_25_194_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20160823
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20160823_25_194_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c3b356ca3da4b049b74aaef1055ddced
id:
0a298e126260759a3f6f87dafefc368c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_005
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2017 Vol. 15 Nr. 5
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0a298e126260759a3f6f87dafefc368c
id:
aebe69a44ea69ff206ba06c8c62c2827
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024052180011_010
title:
Handelsbladet FK : gjør god butikk bedre. september 2009 Nr. 31
creators:
1 results
1. Norges colonialgrossisters forbund
year:
2009
publisher:
Medier og ledelse
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024052180011_010_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/aebe69a44ea69ff206ba06c8c62c2827
id:
90ab13a91ab8094aeaf8d8c42690bb4e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_002
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2017 Vol. 15 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/90ab13a91ab8094aeaf8d8c42690bb4e
id:
3dd84e51181a060b88a45c058d17a184
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024111380010_006
title:
Dagligvarehandelen (trykt utg.) : frittstående avis for dagligvarebransjen. 2009 Vol. 17 Nr. 31
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2009
publisher:
Trade press
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024111380010_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3dd84e51181a060b88a45c058d17a184
id:
48461e134870ce082edb43d04b43456e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_001
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2017 Vol. 15 Nr. 1
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/48461e134870ce082edb43d04b43456e
id:
8e6ee2f4fa4e877f152b7c6bbe47795f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_006
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2017 Vol. 15 Nr. 6
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8e6ee2f4fa4e877f152b7c6bbe47795f
id:
ec85d5ee5be5db492beb9ac409fbc0f7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024061180015_008
title:
AGI norsk grafisk tidsskrift. februar 2013 203
creators:
2 results
1. Aktuell grafisk informasjon
2. Mentor online
year:
2013
publisher:
AGI Publishing House
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024061180015_008_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ec85d5ee5be5db492beb9ac409fbc0f7
id:
47d988513a9a721b726da85ca493ae9a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024051380017_009
title:
Handelsbladet FK : gjør god butikk bedre. september 2008 Vol. 48 Nr. 31
creators:
1 results
1. Norges colonialgrossisters forbund
year:
2008
publisher:
Medier og ledelse
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024051380017_009_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/47d988513a9a721b726da85ca493ae9a
id:
984034356bb9ee5fe15a1ce4e921201f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_stavangeraftenblad_null_null_20160823_124_195_01
title:
Stavanger aftenblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20160823
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Rogaland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_stavangeraftenblad_null_null_20160823_124_195_01-01_001_seksjonsnavn/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/984034356bb9ee5fe15a1ce4e921201f
id:
47efe7f8b6d58b9f5fa34d9ff0ab50c8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025052180058_005
title:
Dagligvarehandelen (trykt utg.) : frittstående avis for dagligvarebransjen. 2015 Vol. 23 Nr. 5
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2015
publisher:
Ask AS
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025052180058_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/47efe7f8b6d58b9f5fa34d9ff0ab50c8
id:
609971189f804471cdbeb1860e72a93b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023110683052_001
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2023 Vol. 21 Nr. 6
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2023
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023110683052_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/609971189f804471cdbeb1860e72a93b
id:
81dea45b07492204c4e4e873d716d79e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025042280028_006
title:
Dagligvarehandelen (trykt utg.) : frittstående avis for dagligvarebransjen. 2016 Vol. 24 Nr. 6
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2016
publisher:
Ask AS
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025042280028_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/81dea45b07492204c4e4e873d716d79e
id:
f9c814843c3b0247d9e05a1e81cbfbec
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_003
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2017 Vol. 15 Nr. 3
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2017
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f9c814843c3b0247d9e05a1e81cbfbec
id:
528e7246f6d13ed033b146c36bb8084f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_022
title:
Retailmagasinet. 2019 Vol. 17 Nr. 6
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2019
publisher:
Ask media
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024030680022_022_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/528e7246f6d13ed033b146c36bb8084f
id:
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